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Table 3 The percentage of patients according to space between pedicle medial wall and spinal cord

From: The potential risk of spinal cord injury from pedicle screw at the apex of adolescent idiopathic thoracic scoliosis: magnetic resonance imaging evaluation

Space (mm) D1(33) D2(33)
0 mm 0 % 39.4 %
<1 mm 0 % 66.7 %
<2 mm 3.0 % 84.5 %
  1. D1: Spinal cord to medial wall of pedicle in the convex side before operation; D2: Spinal cord to medial wall of pedicle in the concave side before operation
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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